Luu Huynh

In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Lưu, but is often simplified to Luu in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Huỳnh.

Lưu Huỳnh (born Saigon[1]) is a Vietnam-born Vietnamese American film director. His family arrived in America when he was 16 years old.

He worked as a director for the Vietnamese diaspora variety show Paris By Night, which is banned in Vietnam. In 1997, a segment he directed accompanying a song by Trịnh Công Sơn generated much controversy among overseas Vietnamese because it allegedly depicted South Vietnam during the Vietnam War in a negative light.[2]

His 2007 film The White Silk Dress (Áo lụa Hà Đông) has been highly acclaimed. Thus far, it has won the Audience Award at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea,[3] the Kodak Vision award at the Fukuoka Asian Film Festival in Japan,[4] and the highly coveted "Best foreign film" award at the Golden Rooster Awards in China.[5]

The White Silk Dress has also been officially selected to represent Vietnam at the 80th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

“The Legend is Alive” (Huyền thoại bất tử) released in 2009 to wide acclaim won a total of six Golden Kite Awards, including a tie for Best Film.

His latest film, “In the name of love” (Lấy chồng người ta) has World Premiere at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival and nominated for People’s choice award in 2012.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Đạo diễn Lưu Huỳnh: Suýt 'bán mình' để kiếm số tiền lớn
  2. ↑ (Vietnamese) Tố Nhi. "Đạo diễn Lưu Huỳnh: Tôi phải chịu áp lực từ hai phía". Sài Gòn Tiếp Thị. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
  3. ↑ Viet Nam News
  4. ↑ "Vietnam spins 'Silk' into Oscar material".
  5. ↑ VietNamNet - Vietnam movie honored at China Film Festival

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